Kundalini and Sahaja Yoga in World Cultures and Traditions
Sahaja Yoga talks about an energy that resides in a dormant state in the sacrum bone at the base of the spine, and that when awakened it manifests as wind/breath. This can especially be felt like a cool breeze in the hands and above the head, though no material aspect like air displacement is observed.
This awakening has been experienced by millions around the world since 1970 when Sahaja Yoga was founded by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. The experience is accessible to anyone who has a sincere desire to grow in his spirituality and is accompanied by a feeling of balance, calmness, and a conscious connection with one’s own divinity.
This website looks at this experience in a historical context. As you will see, in many occasions and independently in many different traditions, the perception of the nature of God has been described by individuals that claimed to have God experiences, as being accompanied by a breath-like feeling in ways that seem similar to the cool breeze experience in Sahaja Yoga.
Whether it is called "Chi" by the Chinese, "Ki" by the Japanese, "Prana" by the Indian Yogis, "Ruach" by the Hebrew prophets, "Ruh" by the Sufi saints, "Pneuma" by the Greeks, or "Spiritus", the latin word from which the English word “Spirit” is derived, it has the same meaning in all of these languages and diverse cultures: Breath of Life.
Here is a selection drawn from such Chinese, Christian, Arabic, Indian, Greek, and contemporary writings that describe the experience of the divine as a mysterious wind.